Note 5 Battery life thread

[njshoremom4gurlz]

I want this phone so bad lol


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[jdhooghe]

So I turned on Google Now and that was a mistake. Google App is at the very top again and in addition I am suddenly getting a Google Play Services drain again. I really wish Google focussed on making these things behave.

 

[Almeuit]

So I turned on Google Now and that was a mistake. Google App is at the very top again and in addition I am suddenly getting a Google Play Services drain again. I really wish Google focussed on making these things behave.

It's odd it does that on the Note. On my Moto it doesn't spike in usage even with the location cards on. Sounds like Google may need to fix it for a few phones.

 

[jdhooghe]

It's odd it does that on the Note. On my Moto it doesn't spike in usage even with the location cards on. Sounds like Google may need to fix it for a few phones.

Maybe it's indexing or something. I'll just leave it be for a day or so and see if it gets better


For the new people: give us screenshots of your battery page and screen on time so we can see if anything is out of wack

 

[jmj227]

After reading more on this forum I did the following: deleted gasbuddy app (which a few mentioned was causing battery drain and it was showing up in my battery stats), facebook app, and the Gsam battery monitor. I went to bed again and put the phone in airplane mode and left bluetooth off. 8 hours later it only lost 3% as opposed to the 17% drain the previous night. So it seems it was one of those apps that was causing the battery drain.

 

[androidman1990]

As a test, prior to going to be, close all application via the task manager. Then see how it does come the morning. Let us know the outcome...

I already tried that in the past with no improvement so I factory reset my phone and am getting around 4-5 hours screen time. (1hr screen time at 80%) Only lost 5% overnight

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[anon(153966)]

Ah, good to know your experience with battery life is better now. Now you can start to reinstall your applications one by one, and see which one was causing the issue...

 

[androidman1990]

Ah, good to know your experience with battery life is better now. Now you can start to reinstall your applications one by one, and see which one was causing the issue...

Is 7% battery loss overnight normal.

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[anon(153966)]

To me personally, I wouldn't blink over anything under 10-12% battery loss at night.

Is 7% battery loss overnight normal.

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[recDNA]

To me personally, I wouldn't blink over anything under 10-12% battery loss at night.

7% is excellent. I shut off my phone because I usually lose about 12%. My old razr maxx hd lost 2% a night. Same exact setup.

 

[jdhooghe]

So given the huge jump in battery usage, I've disabled Google Now cards and the Google App and Google play services is no longer an issue.

Also, Facebook. Facebook is something most people think is safe but really isnt. Whoever codes that app I hope they have a special place in hell as it destroys the battery in idle. Instead I've used a Web page link on my desktop and instead of Facebook messenger I use Trillian. Holy crap the idle times are so much better. I had my phone on over night and over 7 hours or so it was down to 96%. In summary, Facebook is the devil and if you are having issues, try taking out Facebook for third party options

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[Kelly Kearns]

So given the huge jump in battery usage, I've disabled Google Now cards and the Google App and Google play services is no longer an issue.

Also, Facebook. Facebook is something most people think is safe but really isnt. Whoever codes that app I hope they have a special place in hell as it destroys the battery in idle. Instead I've used a Web page link on my desktop and instead of Facebook messenger I use Trillian. Holy crap the idle times are so much better. I had my phone on over night and over 7 hours or so it was down to 96%. In summary, Facebook is the devil and if you are having issues, try taking out Facebook for third party options

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I'm using the Facebook app, don't use the messenger app though and mine is still great.

 

[Renxification]

Hi there, recently purchased a Note 5! Quite happy about it... well everything except for the battery life. I'm not sure if I have a faulty battery or if my apps are draining the batteries, but I hope you happy owners could help me a little insight.

Some screenshots:




sorry about the ads...

Anyways, as you can see, it is draining a whopping 7.3% per hour. I've had the phone for nearly a week, and its battery life is only around 12-13 hrs.

Just some other details:
[Screen Brightness] is set to minimal
[Location] is off
[WiFi] is on
[NFC] is off
[Bluetooth] is off
[Power Saving] is not enabled (do you think it will help conserve battery life a lot?)
[Sync] is enabled
[Smart Stay] is enabled
... everything else is off/disabled

I do have the default Samsung software running. I think all my software is up to date.


Can anyone share their thoughts about the battery life of my device?

Thanks.

 

[jdhooghe]

That's the thing though, Facebook is erratic. When I look at the number of wakelocks on my phone, messenger and Facebook are always in the top three. Sometimes it behaves. I guess my point is that many people who have been having matters woes might consider looking at the wakelocks due to Facebook and Facebook messenger.


Hey renx, that is definitely not normal. What accounts do you have syncing, what apps do you have push notifications on, and do you have any Google Apps going?


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[Renxification]

Hey renx, that is definitely not normal. What accounts do you have syncing, what apps do you have push notifications on, and do you have any Google Apps going?

Lets see... I have only my google account added into my Note 5 which updates my e-mail. I also have WhatsApp which is also set to sync. I have Facebook installed but unsync'ed, set to show friend requests, messages, and event invites. Aside from those 3, the remaining notifications I get are from the play store or from Samsung for software updates.

I think that is most of what I see. Is there somewhere where I can a list of all the notifications? Aside from that, whatever is shown in the AppSucker screenshot above remains the same.

edit:

I also see Office, OneDrive, and Samsung account under Accounts; all of which are currently set to not sync.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Lets see... I have only my google account added into my Note 5 which updates my e-mail. I also have WhatsApp which is also set to sync. I have Facebook installed but unsync'ed, set to show friend requests, messages, and event invites. Aside from those 3, the remaining notifications I get are from the play store or from Samsung for software updates.

I think that is most of what I see. Is there somewhere where I can a list of all the notifications? Aside from that, whatever is shown in the AppSucker screenshot above remains the same.

Your WiFi.. Go to advanced and check if you have it set this way.. All of this off and never stay on while sleeping.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

That's the thing though, Facebook is erratic. When I look at the number of wakelocks on my phone, messenger and Facebook are always in the top three. Sometimes it behaves. I guess my point is that many people who have been having matters woes might consider looking at the wakelocks due to Facebook and Facebook messenger.


Hey renx, that is definitely not normal. What accounts do you have syncing, what apps do you have push notifications on, and do you have any Google Apps going?


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Are you sure it wasn't Messenger? It does all kinds of bad stuff. You can use this, you still have to keep the messenger app enabled, but uninstall updates and set it not to auto update. This app tells me "not installed" when I install it each time, but when I go to messages in the Facebook app after going through the install, they still work. I downloaded the "new" one.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-facebook-chat-enabler-t2934179

 

[Renxification]

Your WiFi.. Go to advanced and check if you have it set this way.. All of this off and never stay on while sleeping.

Thanks for the suggestion... I will let it run for the next few hours and get back to you tomorrow if there are any improvements. Any other suggestions are welcome!

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Well some of it is also disabling any carrier bloatware you may have. The package disabler app works great for that to disable things that we can't disable through App Manager.

 

[recDNA]

Well some of it is also disabling any carrier bloatware you may have. The package disabler app works great for that to disable things that we can't disable through App Manager.

I mean this with all due respect but if you turn off google and facebook and have wifi set to sleep you are basically turning a smartphone into a dumb phone. If I don't play any games, sync any email, make any phone calls, watch any youtube, stream any music, nor receive any kind of contact with the outside world when my screen is off (wifi sleep), use any Samsung software etc. why not just buy a flip phone?

Your suggestions are all accurate. The more stuff we shut off and the fewer apps we use the more battery life we have but it kind of defeats the idea of having the most advanced smart phone ever built.

It's just a shame we have to.

If they just made the phone thick enough so camera lens was flush with back cover we could have had a much bigger battery.

I find the biggest battery killer is a weak signal. If you have less than 3 bars for any length of time I would suggest airplane mode until you are back in a strong signal area.

Does your phone ever feel hot when you have a good signal? Unless you are playing a game some app is running amuck.